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Financial Aid Web Links
General Financial Aid Information
Applying for Federal Financial Aid
- Federal Student Aid / FAFSA PIN
This PIN (personal identification number) will allow you to electronically sign your Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), make corrections to your processed application, and view a history of the federal financial aid that you have received. Parents of dependent students may also apply for a PIN at the above website so that they may electronically sign the FAFSA on the Web.
- FAFSA on the Web
File your FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) electronically. It's faster and easier when you use your Student Financial Aid / FAFSA PIN!
Scholarship Searches
State Programs - South Carolina
- South Carolina Commission on Higher Education
Includes information on the LIFE Scholarship, SC HOPE Scholarship, Palmetto Fellows Scholarship, SC Need-Based Grant, Lottery Tuition Assistance Program and other SC-funded programs
- South Carolina College Aid
Loan Information
STAFFORD LOAN PROMISSORY NOTE
Sign your Stafford Loan Master Promissory Note (MPN) online with the following lenders:
For Prospective and Current Borrowers
- South Carolina Student Loan
- Citibank Student Loans
- Wachovia Educational Loans
- Chase Student Loans
- Sallie Mae
- Pre-Screening for a Federal PLUS Loan
For Current and Previous Borrowers
- National Student Clearinghouse
This free, web-based service provides students with their loan holders' names, telephone numbers and website addresses.
- National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS)
The NSLDS is the U.S. Department of Education's central database for student aid. You can use the website to make inquiries about your Title IV loans and/or Pell grants. The site displays information on loan and/or grant amounts, outstanding balances, loan statuses, and disbursements.
- Online Stafford Loan Entrance Counseling
Loan entrance counseling is required for all first time borrowers in the Federal Stafford Loan Program. Do your entrance counseling online at this address.
- Online Stafford Loan Exit Counseling
Loan exit counseling is required prior to graduation or departure from the university. Do your exit counseling online at this address.
- Federal Stafford Loan Cancellation for Teachers
You may be eligible to cancel a portion of your Stafford Loans if you did not have an outstanding balance on a loan as of October 1, 1998 and you have been employed as a full-time teacher for five consecutive complete academic years in a "low-income" elementary or secondary school. Find information and eligibility requirements at this site.
- Nursing Education Loan Repayment Program (NELRP)
This Program offers registered nurses substantial assistance to repay educational loans in exchange for service in eligible facilities located in areas experiencing a shortage of nurses. Information and eligibility requirements are available at this site.
Inquiries to StuAid@usca.edu
Last updated/reviewed 06.23.09
